My name is Ian Robert McLennan. I live at Connen Hill, 3097 Braidwood Rd Lake Bathurst, approximately 10km from the proposed Toxic Waste Incinerator at Woodlawn near Tarago. My family having bought the farm in 1975.
I am opposed to this development for many reasons like the people of Sydney who rejected moves to have one built at Eastern Creek in Sydney. I am concerned about the possibility of residue from the process which Veolia concedes there will be some, travelling away from the site via wind or water. With a possibility of negative effects to air and water quality, I am concerned for human life and for farm animals which we own for production of food and fibre. Cropping would also be under threat. Even with the current rubbish facility at Woodlawn, we are impacted by the stench from the facility and try as they might Veolia can’t stop the smell.
Don’t risk the lives of millions of people. Stop the proposed Tarago incinerator.

I object to the proposed waste to energy incinerator as Veolia intends to burn close to our town and they cannot guarantee that flyaway ash will fall on our roofs and into a water tanks. The proposed fuel stock was planned mixed commercial, residential and industrial.

Tarago is an extremely windy location and their poor strategy suggest for their ash management would increase the likelihood of it moving outside of their proposed waste management facility.

I believe that Veolia's proposed waste incinerator will cause significant risks to local and regional communities for both environmental and health / safety reasons.

All domestic and commercial water in the region is captured directly from rainwater. Particulates created by the incinerator will be guaranteed to end up in our drinking water, livestock, and crops.
Tarago and the surrounding area is home to prime agricultural land, going ahead with an incinerator would cause unknowable impact not only to the quality of the goods produced, but the reputational impact of simply having such a well known highly toxic facility in the region will cause financial impact to everyone.

Veolia have a proven record of failing to manage hazards and malice caused by their operations to the local community. For 15 years the village and surrounding areas have had to deal with their inability to manage their existing responsibilities in the Woodlawn mine bioreactor. Why reward this with further responsibilities and contracts?

We have already had our drinking water and gardens poisoned with lead contamination due to works completed to increase train accessibility to the existing Woodlawn min tip. If this project goes ahead how long until something like this happens again? We rely on clean, safe air so that the matter on our roofs doesn't wash into our water tanks and then into our bodies. This project threatens our ability to live in our own home.

A similar proposal for a waste incinerator to be built in Sydney was rejected in 2018 due to it not being in the public interest. Reasons for this include concerns about pollution control technology being insufficient to remove impact to air quality. Veolia state the incinerator won't cause any air quality issues. If this is true then why not just build it in Sydney like they originally wanted? If it's not safe for Sydney then why is it safe here?

Why build it at all? Veolia themselves have stated that they won't increase garbage volumes into the Woodlawn landfill, so what benefit will it provide? This proposal will only serve to endanger the livelihood and potentially cause harm to thousands of residents.

Beyond concerns for our livelihoods and general well being, this incinerator will be a disaster for the environment. Characterizing this incinerator a waste-to-energy plant and green energy is a complete sham. Incinerators destroy otherwise recoverable materials and emit massive amounts of CO2 while producing a pittance of energy.

The Clarence Valley Conservation Coalition's (CVCC's) submission is attached.
Also attached is a copy of the Political Donations Disclosure Statement.
Note: I also emailed this submission (which included a statement that no political donations had been made) last night.
Please acknowledge receipt of this submission.
Leonie Blain